Shrimp Posole Food

POSOLE ROJO

Steps:

• Break the stems off the chiles de arbol and ancho chiles and shake out as many seeds as possible. Put the chiles in a bowl and cover with boiling water; weigh down the chiles with a plate to keep them submerged and soak until soft, about 30 minutes. Transfer the chiles and 1 1/2 cups of the soaking liquid to a blender. Add the smashed garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt and blend until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pushing the sauce through with a rubber spatula; discard the solids.
• Rub the pork all over with the cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside. Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and cook 2 minutes. Increase the heat to medium high. Push the onion and garlic to one side of the pot; add the pork to the other side and sear, turning, until lightly browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 2 cups water, the chicken broth, oregano, bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of the chile sauce (depending on your taste). Bring to a low boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer. Partially cover and cook, turning the pork a few times, until tender, about 3 hours.
• Stir in the hominy and continue to simmer, uncovered, until the pork starts falling apart, about 1 more hour. Remove the bay leaf. Transfer the pork to a cutting board; roughly chop and return to the pot. Add some water or broth if the posole is too thick. Season with salt. Serve with assorted toppings and the remaining chile sauce.

SHRIMP POZOLE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat and saute onion and peppers until tender, about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in garlic, oregano, chipotle and tomato paste and continue to saute for about 1 minute.
• Sprinkle in flour and cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in water, bouillon cubes and hominy and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, add shrimp and simmer, covered, until shrimp turn pink, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in lime juice and cilantro.
• Garnish with diced avocado, sliced lettuce, diced radishes, cheese, chopped onion and lime wedges.

SHRIMP POZOLE

Steps:

• Shell and devein shrimp; refrigerate shrimp and place shells in a pot. Add 8 onion wedges, 4 cloves garlic, and 3 quarts water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Strain, discarding shells; return stock to pot.
• Heat a heavy skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high. Cook chile until charred on both sides, about 4 minutes total. Transfer to a heatproof bowl; add 1 cup boiling water, placing a dish on top to keep submerged. Soak until soft, 20 minutes. Remove stem and seeds; reserve liquid.
• Meanwhile, toast almonds in skillet over medium until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate; let cool. Repeat with sesame seeds, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to another plate; let cool. In separate batches, finely grind almonds and sesame seeds in a spice grinder, then combine.
• Place remaining 4 onion wedges and 2 cloves garlic in skillet; cook over medium-high until softened and charred in places, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a blender with chile, 2 tablespoons soaking liquid, 1/3 cup stock, almond-sesame mixture, tomato paste, oregano, and 1 teaspoon salt; pulse to a paste.
• Return skillet to medium-high and blister tomatoes, turning occasionally, until charred in spots, 7 to 9 minutes. Add to pot with remaining stock. Add 1 tablespoon salt; bring to a simmer. Add shrimp and hominy; continue to simmer until shrimp are just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add mole and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Divide soup among bowls and stir about 2 tablespoons mole into each; serve, with tortillas.

POZOLE VERDE WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Fill a large stockpot with 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add the hominy, bay leaves and 1 teaspoon salt and lower the heat to a simmer. Cook until the hominy is tender and slightly puffed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, tortillas and 2 cups water to a blender and puree until smooth.
• When the hominy are puffed, add the pumpkin seed mixture to the stockpot and stir to combine. Simmer on low as you prepare the salsa verde.
• To make the salsa verde, add the tomatillos, cilantro, garlic, serrano, yellow onion and 1 cup water to the same blender and puree until smooth. You may need to do this in batches depending on the size of your blender.
• Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot and shimmering, carefully add the salsa verde and cinnamon stick. Partially cover the skillet with a lid until the salsa stops splattering and starts to simmer slowly. Uncover the skillet and continue to cook until the salsa is dark green and starts to thicken, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer the salsa verde and cinnamon to the stockpot with the hominy mixture and continue to simmer to allow the flavors to meld, 15 to 20 minutes. You may notice that the mixture separates just a bit, but it will come together as it simmers. Taste and season with salt, about 1 tablespoon. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaves. The broth should have a slightly thickened consistency, like heavy cream. If it's too thin, cook for 5 to 10 minutes more. If it's too thick, add 1/2 cup water.
• Slice the shrimp in half crosswise and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Remove the stockpot from the heat and immediately add the shrimp to the stockpot. The shrimp will cook with the carryover heat, turning pink and being fully cooked in 3 to 5 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, scoop some of the hominy and shrimp mixture into deep bowls, about 1 cup per serving. Ladle some of the verde broth into each bowl and garnish with radishes, red onion, avocado, cabbage and a pinch of dried oregano. Serve with tostadas and lime wedges.

TRADITIONAL PORK POSOLE

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place the peppers with cut sides down onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Place the blackened peppers into a bowl and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to steam as they cool, about 20 minutes. Remove plastic wrap and carefully remove and discard pepper skins. Dice peppers.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir pork into onion and garlic; cook and stir until pork is browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Add diced green chiles to pork; cook and stir until fragrant, 5 minutes.
• Pour white hominy, yellow hominy, chicken broth, water, cumin, chili powder, salt, and black pepper into pork mixture. Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 15 minutes; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors blend and pork is tender, at least 1 hour.

SHRIMP AND SCALLOP POSOLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large deep skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic; stir about 30 seconds.
• Add 3 cups clam juice and next 4 ingredients to skillet; simmer 5 minutes.
• DO AHEAD Can be made 4 hours ahead.
• Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and chill.
• Bring to simmer before continuing.
• Add shrimp, scallops, and 3 tablespoons cilantro to simmering broth, adding more clam juice to thin if necessary.
• Simmer until seafood is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide among bowls; sprinkle with remaining cilantro.

SHRIMP POSOLE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium high. Add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, oregano, cumin and chili powder and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. 2. Add the broth, hominy and tomato and bring to a boil; immediately reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes to allow flavors to develop. Stir in shrimp and simmer until shrimp is just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Serve right away

POSOLE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute chilies in 1 tablespoon oil for 1-2 minutes or until heated through, pressing with a spatula (do not brown). Using a slotted spoon, transfer chilies tn a bowl; add boiling water. Soak for 20 minutes or until softened; remove stems and seeds, reserving water., In the Dutch oven, brown pork in remaining oil in batches, sauteing onion and garlic with the last batch of pork. Return pork to pan and add broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until meat is tender., Transfer chilies and soaking liquid to a blender; cover and process until smooth. Strain through a fine strainer, reserving pulp and discarding skins. Add pulp to pork mixture. Stir in the hominy, oregano and salt. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with toppings of your choice.